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    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by libby@134, May 31, 2017.

  1. libby@134

    libby@134 Newbie

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    Hi

    Can anyone shed some light on how the Toughbook understands it has been docked. Running Windows 7.

    I understand the Comm port on the dock becomes Comm port 2, but tests indicate that it isn't seeing the hardware. I don't know if it understands!
     
    libby@134, May 31, 2017
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    tacosalad Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have you made sure you have all the drivers installed? I don't know if there are any specific drivers needed for full docking functionality but I'd make sure at least that the panasonic misc driver is installed.
     
    tacosalad, Jun 3, 2017
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  3. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    The dock grounds out one pin on the connector. That completes a circuit which sends a signal to the bios/os and they do their thing.
     
    Shawn, Jun 3, 2017
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